ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE 2015-16; Southampton vs Arsenal LIVE: Martina thunderbolt gives struggling Saints the lead against title chasing Gunners

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Arsenal will look to build on their vital win over Manchester City last week, as they travel to the south coast to take on Southampton on Boxing Day night. The Gunners took a crucial step in the title race by beating their title rivals on Monday, but that will mean little unless they can keep up their good form against Ronald Koeman's Saints. The home side are in need of points themselves, sitting in the bottom half of the table following their most recent defeat, to Arsenal's north London rivals Spurs. Join Sportsmail's DAN RIPLEY for all the action.

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Southampton 2-0 Arsenal Premier League LIVE: Shane Long doubles lead after Cuco Martina fired stunning 30-yard drive

• Shane Long taps home after half-time to double Southampton lead 
• Cuco Martina hits incredible goal with outside of boot from 30 yards 
• Barclays Premier League match at St Mary's kicks off at 7.45pm GMT
• Southampton starting XI: Stekelenburg, Martina, Fonte, Van Dijk, Bertrand, Wanyama, Clasie, Davis, Mane, Ward-Prowse, Long
• Saints subs: Yoshida, Tadic, Romeu, Juanmi, Ramirez, Gazzaniga, Caulker 
• Arsenal starting XI: Cech, Bellerin, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal, Flamini, Ramsey, Walcott, Ozil, Campbell (Oxlade-Chamberlain), Giroud
• Arsenal subs: Gibbs, Gabriel, Ospina, Chambers, Iwobi, Reine-Adelaide

Season at a glance

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  Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
  1	Leicester City	18	11	5	2	12	38
  2	Arsenal	18	11	3	4	14	36
  3	Manchester City	18	11	2	5	17	35
  4	Tottenham Hotspur	18	8	8	2	17	32
  5	Crystal Palace	18	9	3	6	7	30
  6	Manchester United	18	8	5	5	6	29
  7	Watford	18	8	5	5	5	29
  8	Liverpool	18	7	6	5	-1	27
  9	Everton	18	6	8	4	8	26
  10	West Ham United	18	6	8	4	4	26
  11	Stoke City	18	7	5	6	0	26
  12	Southampton	18	6	6	6	3	24
  13	West Bromwich Albion	18	5	5	8	-7	20
  14	Bournemouth	18	5	5	8	-10	20
  15	Chelsea	18	5	4	9	-6	19
  16	Swansea City	18	4	6	8	-8	18
  17	Norwich City	18	4	5	9	-12	17
  18	Newcastle United	18	4	5	9	-14	17
  19	Sunderland	18	3	3	12	-18	12
  20	Aston Villa	18	1	5	12	-17	8

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• Fixtures

  Monday 28 December

  15:00Crystal Palace v. Swansea

  15:00Everton v. Stoke

  15:00Norwich v. Aston Villa

  15:00Watford v. Tottenham

  15:00West Brom v. Newcastle

  17:30Arsenal v. Bournemouth

  17:30Man Utd v. Chelsea

  17:30West Ham v. Southampton

  Tuesday 29 December

  19:45Leicester v. Man City

  Wednesday 30 December

  19:45Sunderland v. Liverpool

  Saturday 2 January

  12:45West Ham v. Liverpool

  15:00Arsenal v. Newcastle

  15:00Leicester v. Bournemouth

  15:00Man Utd v. Swansea

  15:00Norwich v. Southampton

  15:00Sunderland v. Aston Villa

  15:00West Brom v. Stoke

  17:30Watford v. Man City

  Sunday 3 January

  13:30Crystal Palace v. Chelsea

  16:00Everton v. Tottenham

  Tuesday 12 January

  19:45Aston Villa

• Tuesday 12 January

  19:45Aston Villa v. Crystal Palace

  19:45Bournemouth v. West Ham

  19:45Newcastle v. Man Utd

  Wednesday 13 January

  19:45Chelsea v. West Brom

  19:45Man City v. Everton

  19:45Southampton v. Watford

  19:45Stoke v. Norwich

  19:45Swansea v. Sunderland

  20:00Liverpool v. Arsenal

  20:00Tottenham v. Leicester

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  Saturday 26 December

  77'Southampton3 - 0Arsenal

  Referee

  Jonathan Moss

  Venue

  St. Mary's Stadium

  • Cuco Martina 19'
  • Shane Long 34'
  • Shane Long 55'
  • Jordy ClasieOriol Romeu 67'
  • Jose Fonte 69'
  • James Ward-ProwseDusan Tadic 71'

  • Joel CampbellAlex Oxlade-Chamberlain 64'
  • Mathieu FlaminiCalum Chambers 73'

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  Saturday 26 December

  FTNewcastle0 - 1Everton

  Referee

  Lee Mason

  Venue

  St. James' Park

  • Daryl Janmaat 11'
  • Jack Colback 82'
  • Ayoze PérezFlorian Thauvin 87'

  • Gareth Barry 36'
  • Ross Barkley 63'
  • Ross BarkleyGerard Deulofeu 69'
  • Aaron LennonMuhamed Besic 69'
  • Kevin MirallasLeon Osman 85'
  • Tom Cleverley 90+3'

  FTTottenham3 - 0Norwich

  Referee

  Mike Jones

  Venue

  White Hart Lane

  • Harry Kane (P) 26'
  • Harry Kane 42'
  • Christian EriksenTom Carroll 72'
  • Eric Dier 74'
  • Dele AlliSon Heung-Min 79'
  • Tom Carroll 80'
  • Mousa DembéléNacer Chadli 86'

  • Alexander Tettey 45+1'
  • Vadis Odjidja-OfoeGraham Dorrans 73'
  • Youssouf MulumbuJonny Howson 73'
  • Jonny Howson 77'
  • Robbie BradyDieumerci Mbokani 79'

  FTSwansea1 - 0West Brom

  Referee

  Roger East

  Venue

  Liberty Stadium

  • Ki Sung-yueng 9'
  • Jefferson MonteroJack Cork 45'
  • Angel Rangel 86'
  • Wayne RoutledgeModou Barrow 90+2'
  • Leon BrittonJonjo Shelvey 90+3'

  • Jonas Olsson 41'
  • Craig GardnerStéphane Sessegnon 59'
  • Jonas OlssonSaido Berahino 60'
  • Claudio Yacob 64'
  • Claudio YacobCallum McManaman 81'
  • Callum McManaman 86'

  FTMan City4 - 1Sunderland

  Referee

  Anthony Taylor

  Venue

  Etihad Stadium

  • Raheem Sterling 4'
  • Raheem Sterling 12'
  • Yaya Touré 17'
  • Wilfried Bony 22'
  • Kevin De Bruyne 54'
  • Nicolás OtamendiVincent Kompany 62'
  • Yaya TouréFabian Delph 62'
  • Wilfried Bony 69'
  • Vincent KompanyMartín Demichelis 71'

  • Billy Jones 36'
  • Yann M'VilaLee Cattermole 56'
  • Fabio Borini 59'
  • Steven FletcherJeremain Lens 62'
  • Danny GrahamDuncan Watmore 71'

  FTLiverpool1 - 0Leicester

  Referee

  Martin Atkinson

  Venue

  Anfield

  • Divock OrigiChristian Benteke 38'
  • Adam Lallana 45+1'
  • Emre Can 52'
  • Christian Benteke 63'
  • Philippe CoutinhoLucas Leiva 90+1'
  • Adam LallanaJoe Allen 90+3'

  • Robert Huth 62'
  • Shinji OkazakiNathan Dyer 69'
  • Jamie VardyLeonardo Ulloa 69'
  • Riyad MahrezAndrej Kramaric 80'

  FTChelsea2 - 2Watford

  Referee

  Andre Marriner

  Venue

  Stamford Bridge

  • Diego Costa 32'
  • Cesc FàbregasJohn Obi Mikel 45'
  • Diego Costa 65'
  • PedroEden Hazard 74'
  • Oscar 80'
  • Diego Costa 88'

  • Troy Deeney (P) 42'
  • Miguel Britos 44'
  • Craig Cathcart 48'
  • Odion Ighalo 56'
  • Almen AbdiValon Behrami 69'
  • JuradoIkechi Anya 73'
  • José Holebas 81'
  • Valon Behrami 83'
  • Troy DeeneyAdlène Guédioura 90+3'

  FTBournemouth0 - 0Crystal Palace

  Referee

  Michael Oliver

  Venue

  Vitality Stadium

  • Harry Arter 36'
  • Harry ArterEunan O'Kane 45'
  • Glenn MurrayTokelo Rantie 71'
  • Dan GoslingYann Kermorgant 90+2'

  • Jordon MutchYohan Cabaye 45'
  • Fraizer CampbellMarouane Chamakh 68'
  • Joe LedleyMile Jedinak 74'

  FTAston Villa1 - 1West Ham

  Referee

  Mike Dean

  Venue

  Villa Park

  • Leandro Bacuna 11'
  • Carlos SánchezCarles Gil 38'
  • Jordan Ayew (P) 62'
  • Alan Hutton 78'
  • Jordan VeretoutAdama Traoré 83'
  • Joleon Lescott 90+4'

  • Angelo Ogbonna 12'
  • James TomkinsCarl Jenkinson 45'
  • Aaron Cresswell 45+2'
  • James Collins 58'
  • Cheikhou Kouyaté 74'
  • Aaron CresswellAlexandre Song 75'
  • Mauro ZárateReece Oxford 85'

  FTStoke2 - 0Man Utd

  Referee

  Kevin Friend

  Venue

  Britannia Stadium

  • Bojan 19'
  • Marko Arnautovic 26'
  • Glenn WhelanMarco Van Ginkel 45'
  • Bojan 49'
  • Xherdan ShaqiriMame Biram Diouf 65'
  • Geoff CameronCharlie Adam 75'

  • Ashley Young 25'
  • Memphis DepayWayne Rooney 45'
  • Ander HerreraAndreas Pereira 82'
  • Andreas Pereira 83'

  Monday 21 December

  FTArsenal2 - 1Man City

  Sunday 20 December

  FTSwansea0 - 0West Ham

  FTWatford3 - 0Liverpool

  Saturday 19 December

  FTNewcastle1 - 1Aston Villa

  FTWest Brom1 - 2Bournemouth

  FTStoke1 - 2Crystal Palace

  FTSouthampton0 - 2Tottenham

  FTMan Utd1 - 2Norwich

  FTEverton2 - 3Leicester

  FTChelsea3 - 1Sunderland

  Monday 14 December

  FTLeicester2 - 1Chelsea

  Sunday 13 December

  FTTottenham1 - 2Newcastle

  FTLiverpool2 - 2West Brom

  FTAston Villa0 - 2Arsenal

  Saturday 12 December

  FTBournemouth2 - 1Man Utd

  FTWest Ham0 - 0Stoke

  FTSunderland0 - 1Watford

  FTMan City2 - 1Swansea

  FTCrystal Palace1 - 0Southampton

  FTNorwich1 - 1Everton

  Monday 7 December

  FTEverton1 - 1Crystal Palace

  Sunday 6 December

  FTNewcastle2 - 0Liverpool

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